Thursday, September 11, 2014

There are no dinosaurs in this movie. Nor in the book. But
don’t panic-we’ll find something prehistoric!

It’s a real shame that of the three series of pulp novels
that Edgar Rice Burroughs penned, only Tarzan ever took off into other mediums.
The others didn’t have as strong a central character, but made up for it in
worldbuilding. I suspect that it was budget that really made Tarzan the
preferable screen adventure; jungle sets, trained animals, gorilla suits, and
black extras were cheap, while aliens and prehistoric creatures were far too
complicated. It took until 2012 that a Barsoom movie was made. However, when
Burrough’s Land That Time Forgot was made into a film in 1975, it proved to be
successful enough to warrant two sequels and a production of At the Earth’s
Core.

So today, I’ll be taking on the film of the first book of
the Pellucidar series, and I’ll discuss the book while I’m at it.

About Me

Hi everyone! You may know me already, but 99% of you won't. I've decided to make a blog for myself. I'm a anthropology student who has returned to his original passion for palaeontology. Ever since I was little, I've been fascinated with the weird and wonderful animals that have inhabited our planet and I've made this blog to keep this in my mind and hopefully in yours. Most people blog about their interests, and while I've got a range of interests-see history and anthropology above, not to mention zoology, astronomy, art, cooking, science fiction and fantasy films and literature, and a myriad of others, the one I want to do for a living is the study of Earth's ancient past.

On this blog I'll review papers, talk about fossils, museums, and taxa, review art, film, literature, and our culture's view of paleontology, and share memories and insights. I've been inspired by the far better blogs of professional palaeontologists, and I'll share them as time goes on. I'm also open to requests and questions of opinions, the latest palaeo news, and discussions with other fans informal and professional.

I think this is going to have fun, and I'm hoping my readers will have just as much fun.

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